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Name: Discover Concord Advisory Board Meeting
Start: 2024-06-17T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-17T18:30:00-04:00
Location: The Wright Tavern

Discover Concord Advisory Board Meeting

When

6/17/24 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm EST

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Website: http://discoverconcordma.com

Location: The Wright Tavern

2 Lexington Road

Concord, MA 01742

United States

Contact: Cynthia Baudendistel

Event Description

Experts in history, literature, arts & culture, and commerce will gather to review the progress of Discover Concord magazine in its first five years of service in the Town of Concord, Massachusetts. With a careful eye towards the upcoming 250 celebrations, this esteemed body will put in place a strategy to ensure success well into the future.

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